1966 Anti War Demonstration

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On 4/22/66 ERNEST C, WITHERS, CS, a Negro photographer
who bis a prees card for "Jet “Nagazipa” and who also has 8 press
card for the "Tri-State Dofender," agreed to cover the proposed
march to begin at noon Saturday, '4/23/66, to march from Union
Avenue and Parkway to the Nain Post Office, a distance of about
five miles, whereupon the marchers would mil letters to prontnest
U, 5, officiale, protesting U. 8, poliey in Vietoan,

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CP = 100-4285 Widsouth Citizens Dissatiatied vith U, 8, Policy...)
1 = 170-70 Sub (wITHERSy

1 = 100-8288 (CLEVE. 1, ANDERSON) 1 = 100-NBW (oR, ABRAHAM DAVID
ERTEGEL)
1 = 200-WILLIAW DRARE_CLARK
Y= 100-8287 (oLTiM) 25 LOO-NEW (RELL FREEMAN
12 190-4280 GHURPREB, BRUCE) NITOMELL)
11 10024261 (WORPHRER, BALAN) 1 = 100-NEY GI, PAUL MITCHELL)
1 > 100-4280 (JERE PEARSON CUNNINGHAM, JB.)
1 = 100-4278 (DALE RICHARD CALDYELL) ' ~1'- 100-NEW (DANY DBAN TARRICK)
3 = 10074057 (PLP 8 NaN) 1 1 100-NER (WARY CAROLYN
1 5 10024303 (J, KENNETH LIPWER) TARRICK)
2 = yoou4302 (giyms A, grown)
a5 100-4301 (KENNETH DAVID TAVELIN)
1 = 100-4307 (RORALD E, ROBERTS)
J = 1002415 (RODNEY P! GATES, Im.)
1 = 1O0“NEW (LAWRENCE “BEEWAN' HARDY, JR.
1 = 100-662 (waar)
J-= 100-2403 (JEAN ANTOSNE HORRISON)
1 = 100-4911 (DAVID DYBEK)
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WITHERS agreed tigt he would cover this posing as a
news man.but would be slert ta take pholographa of every
participant in the marca including identifieation type photo
in other words, be vould make every effort to get good facial
viowa of the participants,

On Saturday, 4/23/46, SA WILLIAM H. LANRENCE observed
WITHERS at the start of the maren voute; he arrived there at
approximately 11:20 a.m, and remained with the marchers as
they formed and therearter followed the march for the entire
rode, the march lasting fron approximately 11:55 8.n,, until
after 1:20 p.m, VITHEES it was observed marched the entire
rouwe and was Observed taking nunerous photographs en route,
He was further observed to remain in front of the main post
office until after 2 p.m, op Saturday, 4/23/66, and took,
various photographs théra covering the conversations with
took place between the marchers aud bystanders who approached
thea at this area,

09 4/22/68 he briefly advised the writer that as
the march proceeded down Union Avenue past the Downtouner Ketel,
AU Third and Union, that a late model Ford bearing Wiscoosin
License pal13 containing an elderly gray-naired wonan wearing
glasses and an elderly gray-heired man wearing glasses was
Observed parked on tho curb near the route of the mrehers

who were on the sidewalk. As the marchers passed by the
elderly wonan was observed by KITHERS to got out of the car

and to announce in a loud voice to the marchers an they gent

by "Congratulations on 3 job vell dane, We will see you later,

Later at the jain Post Offiec, where the nirch terminated,
WITHERS saw this saee cer accupied by the sama two people and
later obsorved individuals sinee identified by the writer as

J, PAUL MITCHELL, NSU History Professor; LAWRENCE. BEEHAN HARDY,
ma,, BU greduaté history studont; J, KENNETH LIPNER, MSU
graduate student; anc DANNY DEAN LARRICK and wife HARY CAROLY®
TARRICK, both SU art atudents, Wave in this car. (It te

noted that on 4/27/66 J, KENNETH LIENER, vhile being interviewed,
volunteored that the Wisconsin car was that of tho parents of
NSU history professor J, PAUL NETCHELL, who were in Wemphis for
a visit during that period of tine.)

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WITHREG sais that thize were 98 persons that he coutd
coust aetuelly in thn myeh, pias tvo Southvestern Students
representing the Soutaweatera College ncwapager, JACK BURCH
and DICK JENNINGS, ‘These atte: troyoung wen stayed with
WITARRS during the greater part of the mireh and carried much
of his camera oquipuent during =he weren and DURCH took notes
daring the warch, hevicg {ntcrviewsd various persons therein,

WITHERS rent lied that Rev, JAMBS MORRIS LARSON did
not join the march at ite sthrdiag point. Uolon and Parksay,

nnd instead after the merch ha? pracecded goat on Linion Avenue

LASSON 945 obearved te os 5 out af a ctr drtyen by his wife

Bt the corner of Parkity Sad Union, Yo joined the march in

front of the American O41} Cowpsny Service station on the northwest
corner of this intcrseetion and aad @ series of pamphlets Listing
reagons why ho was oppascd te che war in Vietnam which he distributed
fo the sarchera et this point, Tho marchers subsequently passed these
out to bystanders during the teasinder of the course of the march,
Two negro gitls, since identified ap VERNA GWEN and HATTIE STANLEY,
both Gven Cotlege students, also joined the march ot this point,

WITHERS is relatively certain that they were brouht
by LAWSON but did not positively see them get out of LAWSON'S car.
AS the march eame to the entrance of Radio Station WDIR, about
two blocks vest of Cooper and Uniow, it teaporariiy stopped

while the WPIA neces reporter revorded a taps interview with

Sone of the march participants, At this point one af the
marchers, PATER CHARLES QUINN told WITHERS that ERIC ANDERSON,

aka Fredérick.C, Ancerson, an advertising salesman’ for Radio
Station NDI4, wag "a dear friend of ovrs," He did not elaborate,

QUINN yas yather ‘AJkACiye Rod told WITHERS that he,
Along ¥ith JOSEPH LOVES RAV-Z2A And eo brothers, BRUCE aod BRIAN
MURPAREE, 811 USI! atndents, were the editors and’ publishers of
Ube controversia} off—canaus publiestion "Loges," and he invited
WITHERS to cone by their apartment at 564 Prescott and visit
With thom end obtain beck issues of “Logos.”

JAMES MORRIS LAWSON indicated that he actually had
sponsored the march, had coordinated it, although he said it
wae mad up of people [ron various groups.

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WITHERS painie! out thet the orippled girl’ on
orutones was identified 26 VAY STOFALL, a NSU student,

and that she marched tor the first block and then got

inte a shite station wagon ard again joined the marchers
when they arrived at the maja Bast Office in wemphis,

He stated that another individyal vase picture he took
several tims in fraat of tre Dost Office witb long slick
hair, stock build, ghice wale, weardog 4 gray sweater and
qheckered sport shirt, since isentitied as Professor RONALD
EDWARD ROBERTS, HSU, Joined the march at the Post Office,
and argued quite vehemently giving pro-Vviet Cong argumeats
to anyone who would Listes to bia and chat he and Kev, JAWES
WORRIS LAWSON deonou to be the most articulate antagonists
of U, 8. foreign policy duriag doue of the discussions at

the Gntrance ta the Post Office which lasted about one and
one-tlf hours after the march, Be stated that another young
min ubo was.prominent at the Past Office and who bad not
marched was WILLTAM EARL STANBACK, @ Christian Brothers
College (CEC) student, WITHERS podnted out that STANBACK
seened to be aynpathetie vith IAWSON and ROBURTS, He aiso
recalled that 8 young male Negro, tall thin, wearing horn
rinned glasses and wearing an ROLC uniform of USU, had
started out with the mirckers but hen photographers started
to take his picture bis broke and ran and later joined the
march near Forest Park, heving doffed pis ROTC cap and having
donsed a pcket to disguise Nis unitorn, This young mn has
Bince been identified by the writer as HILTON JOHKNIE BIGGS,
YSU froshmaa,

WITHWRS stated that he bas talked with MAXINE SMITH,
Frecutive Secretary, NAACP, Wanpiis, wno was biterly opposed
to te'march and stated that she did’ not pant any of the NAACP
young people partictoating is this march, She eas concerned
fo learn that NILLIAN E, STANBACK had participated in any
portion of the march fn stoted that STANRACK was defying NAACP
instructions and that the NAACP was concerned because it had
paid tis way to the 1985 NAACP Convention af the NAACP hold

in Deaver, Colorado, Ske pointed avt that she could not
gontrol what Rev, JAURS MORRIS LAWSON, JR., did, despite the
fact that he is an the Executive Board of the Memphis NAACP,
She gaid that LAWSON 1s virtually a “professional opponent

of U, S, policy in Vietnam" aad that any utterances mde by
hin in this regard do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
the NAAOP which it purposely bas remtined aloof from any
involverent in the Vietnam issue.

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On 4/25/86 WITHERS furnished the writer sone
80 9X10 photographs whies he had takeo during this march
and since thas Line the “allowing individ uals have been
positively identified z# reflected in individual memoranduns.
They are as follow

KELL FRREWAU KITCMELL, JR.
History protesaor, MSU

De, ABRAMAM DAVID KRIEGEL
HSU History Profexsor

REVA MARK KRIESEL
WSU Wistory Lostructor
and sige of Dr. ABRAHAM KRIBGEL

Jq PAUL MITCHELL
NSU Ristory Ineteuctor

Rev, JANES MORRIS LARSON, JR,
RODNEY PUTNAM GATES, JR.
WANDA STOVALE

CLEVE LANIER ANDERSON

JOSEPH LOUIS RAVIzeA

DETER CHARLES QUuiNN

DAVID DYBRK

DALE RICHARD CALDWELL

ALLAN BATES

KENNETH JAY, ghose real name is J, KENNETH LIPNER,
WSU gradaaté stedeot

VERNA OWES, Oxen College Student, fenale Negro.

HATTIE STANLEY, Gven College student, fonate Negro

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ties. JEAN ANTOINE MORRISON
wide of MSY Geena Inetructor JEAN ANTOINE MORRISON:

ROVALD EDKARD ROBERTS,
3SU Sesiolegy roetructor

WILLIAM URARB SARE
1985 NSU graduate, allegedly nom 2 Welfare worker in
idemphis

LAYRENCE BUEVAN HARDY, JR,
MSU greduats stadent in History Department

WILLLAK WREN REAN, OR.
WSU senior

JACK BURCH and DICK JENNINGS, bolh Southgesterh
College students, covering the march for the
Southwestern paper

JOE JACKSOX, an Ind‘an who was wearing = suit in the
march anj whe hag net been further identified,

‘The former WARY CAROKIN CAMPRELL, pow known as
Wire, MARY CAROLYN IARRICK; and ner husband
DANNY DEAN LARRICE, both HSU stodents wm are
majoring in art

SHERRIB TOREST, Southeestern freshwan and girl wiend
of JOE RAVIZZe

RICHARD MALLORY BARNES, KSU student
JOSEPH P, REDSOND, MSD student
SRARON REMILT, WSU student,

$5 soon ag these photographs have heen shown to
additional sources {n gn effort to identify all participants
to the march, they #ill be filed as a seria} in 100-4288,

and where necessary individual sections of these group
photographs will ho wede in order that pictures may be placed
in individual ease files of som of the partielpants.

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WITHERS polnt:4 ont that ned not the Memphis Police
Departuent given the meh auch close coversge that undoubtedly
many young college age stydents and offaduty military men frou

‘the Naval Air Station (m48}, venphis, would have physically beaten
the marchers vecause niny of the people on the parade route were
bitterly opposed to the Ghaking apti-Anerioan sentinenta manizested
by the marchers aod the placards carried by them, their mannerisms,
theiy heatnik appearance, end their scentagly arrogant attitudes,

WITHERS pointed out that he feels he now has a good
rapport with JANES MORRIS LANSON and will attempt te follow up
en any logical. contacts in the future.

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